The Grudge

An archetypal Japanese horror film with the unspeakable and inexplicable occurring among bland, well-lit modern backgrounds, and people turned into gibbering wrecks as a result.

It's typical, too, in using all the accoutrements of modern life to scare the modern teen - in this respect, it's a cross between Ring and Dark Water. What if distortion creeps up on your mobile phone, if dark shapes keep appearing on CCTV pictures, and what's that strange ratchety noise you keep hearing for no reason? And, as usual, there's a sequel already and a US remake around the corner. Unusually it'll be made by the same director, Takashi Shimizu, and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar.